Sarah McDaid

Freelance Edinburgh PR consultant specialising in science, environment and energy.
Anyone who puts 'delighted' in a press release isn't worth the money.

[Live Science @LiveScience]

Enormous "mud waves" buried under the Atlantic seabed formed 117 million years ago as the Atlantic Ocean opened up. https://t.co/dXhXz3ewsx

[Scottish Business News @ScotBizNews]

New method quickly assesses underwater landslide risk for offshore turbines

Read more: https://t.co/ehy9PCeFub

#scottishbusinessnews #Scotland #unionmedia

[The Herald @heraldscotland]

Half of vessels in Scotland ‘invisible’ to marine tracking systems – study

https://t.co/7WlXAdyvqL

[DIGIT @digitfyi]

Over half of vessels operating in Scotland’s coastal waters are effectively “invisible” to standard maritime tracking systems, according to a new Heriot-Watt study.

Full story
https://t.co/hhL2xjsZj3

#Tech | #News | #MaritimeTracking | #ScottishMartitime | #ScottishCoasts

[The Scotsman @TheScotsman]

Wildlife charity buys Highland estate in historic moment with 'incredible' £17.5m donation, via @katharine_hay
https://t.co/Pn8Hn5ewnB

[STV News @STVNews]

Osprey died of old age, post-mortem examination finds. https://t.co/vrb2x1vxHX

[The Courier @thecourieruk]

Osprey found in Perthshire ‘believed to have died from natural causes’ https://t.co/NAHHfKDL3m

[The Guardian @guardian]

Five-second breaks can help defuse couples’ arguments, study shows https://t.co/gI30alwJAw

[Ireland Live @IrelandLiveNew]

Scottish scientists to spend two years studying MRSA antibiotic resistance https://t.co/aub8WJXiKz

[STV News @STVNews]

Scottish scientists to spend two years studying MRSA antibiotic resistance.
https://t.co/8YM7aOWImU

[Guardian news @guardiannews]

Chimpanzees communicate in similar quick-fire fashion to humans, study shows https://t.co/PIZOKA03M7

[Guardian Science @guardianscience]

Chimpanzees communicate in similar quick-fire fashion to humans, study shows https://t.co/X42i5Ha1Xu

[New York Post @nypost]

Chimpanzees communicate with human-like gestures in regional dialects: study https://t.co/2rFxXJ7iD4

[Popular Science @PopSci]

Many chimpanzee chats include gestures — in up to seven parts. Interruptions are known to happen. And the pace of conversations varies by geography. https://t.co/rkFA9idsdn

[STV News @STVNews]

‘Amazing’ similarities between chimpanzee and human conversations – study.
https://t.co/KigQ1Tkmuk

[Sarah McDaid @McDaidPR]

Excellent news for seabirds after many years of gloom, and for new client @ScotWildlife!

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Bumper breeding year for terns at wildlife reserve as seabirds attempt to recover from killer avian flu 🕊️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://t.co/C85UcXQfBH

[The Herald @heraldscotland]

Scots university calls for more research on the impact of shipping on whales

https://t.co/nPzKE7qelE

[HWUNews @HWUNews]

✨An astrocomb designed by #ultrafastlaser experts at Heriot-Watt will help #astronomers explore distant #planetary systems. It is at @SALT_Astro, the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere.

More here: https://t.co/hIvqoDKMN7

#HeriotWattUni @heriotwatt_eps

[Sarah McDaid @McDaidPR]

Fantastic coverage for @ForestryLS and the hard-working beavers of Knapdale today!

[Guardian Environment @guardianeco]

Beavers create habitat suitable for water voles in Scottish rainforest https://t.co/XvOiFucJgk